WITH DAY 90 OF THE CARMEL WATER LEAK SAGA ... TONIGHT, CAL-AM WATER'S GENERAL MANAGER SAYS HE KNOWS WHERE THE WATER IS COMING FROM - OR RATHER - WHERE IT'S NOT COMING FROM. AND IT'S NOT COMING FROM CAL AM'S SYSTEM. FOR THE RIANDA FAMILY WHO'S DEALING WITH 15-HUNDRED GALLONS OF WATER A DAY: THAT ANSWER IS NOT ENOUGH. ACTION NEWS REPORTER BRITTANY NIELSEN IS LIVE IN MONTEREY WITH THE LATEST. ### THE HOMEOWNERS OF THE BEAUTIFUL CARMEL HOUSE ARE CONSIDERING BRINGING IN ANOTHER SET OF EXPERTS... TO FIGURE OUT THE SOURCE OF THE WATER THAT'S TURNED THEIR LIVES UPSIDE DOWN FOR MORE THAN THREE MONTHS. EVERY 25 MINUTES... 1 WATER NATS GALLONS OF WATER POUR OUT OF THIS HOSE... AND ROLL DOWN ELEVENTH AVENUE... 1 We put in a spring box so we can constantly pump the level of the water down now we're pumping about 1500 galls a day 23:46 AND THREE MONTHS AFTER THE WATER BEGAN POURING: STILL, NO ONE KNOWS WHERE IT'S COMING FROM. AFTER A FULL MONTH OF TESTS: CAL-AM WATER IS SURE OF ONE THING. 1 4:40 I would say today, It is Groundwater 4:42 THE CONCLUSION COMES AFTER EXTENSIVE TESTING THAT GENERAL MANAGER ERIC SABOLSICE SAYS COVERED THE ENTIRE CITY OF CARMEL. 1 1:45 going through with leak detection checking storm drains looking for potential 1:50 customers who might have a leak on their property 1:53 based on our analysis we believe this is ground water 1:09 that is coming up through the property 1:13 THE RIANDA'S NEW SPRING BOX IS JUST THE LATEST WAY THEY'VE FOUND TO DEAL WITH THE THOUSANDS OF GALLONS OF WATER... AS WE WATCHED, A CONSTANT PUSH OF WATER DISPLACED SAND AT THE BOTTOM, AND FILLED THE BOX, KICKING ON A PUMP. THEY SAY AT ONE POINT, 30 THOUSAND GALLONS OF WATER COLLECTED UNDER THE FOUNDATION OF THEIR HOME... 1 We're just barely keeping the water level down enough so that it doesn't form a pool under the house but its still wet 23:52 WHILE THE RIANDA'S WORK AND REPAIR... THEY'RE NOT SOLD ON CAL-AM'S DECISION. 1 25:10 we're in the midst of an historic drought and all of a sudden we have water popping up on our property 25:12 25:32 I think it's a leak but I cant say for sure 25:36 we are getting indications from our testing that's theres chlorine in the water and the conductivity is the same as the tap water 25:44 SHE SAYS HER HOUSE IS SHIFTING AND same as the tap water 25:44 SHE SAYS HER HOUSE IS SHIFTING AND POPPING ... AND THE WALLS ARE FRACTURING. 1 28:59 im heartbroken because this is our dream home and I don't know if were gonna be able to maintain the house with the amount of water. ### THE NEXT STEP FOR THE HOMEOWNERS IS HIRING THEIR OWN EXPERTS TO COME OUT AND INVESTIGATE WHERE THE WATER IS COMING FROM... CAL AM SAYS IT'S OFFERING TO HELP WITH REBATE PROGRAMS AND SYSTEMS TO HELP RECYCLE THE WATER AND USE IT IN LANDSCAPING. THE RIANDA'S SAY THEY HAVEN'T HEARD FROM CAL-AM ABOUT THAT. ### THERE'S ALSO DEBATE OVER WHERE THE EXCESS WATER SHOULD GO ... THE SEWER SYSTEM DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE ON THE EXTRA WATER... AND HOMEOWNERS SAY THEY CAN'T USE THE HUGE AMOUNT OF WATER. BUT, THEY ARE PLANNING TO PUT IN A FILTRATION SYSTEM TO USE THE WATER ON THEIR PLANTS... AND MAY OFFER IT TO NEXT- DOOR NEIGHBORS. ### IN LOS ANGELES

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